as a life’s cycle

returns to the start



you have  always been a beautiful thought

on the first visit i can recall, you

gave me pink snoopy mittens

and i treasured them

later, we played mr. fox at midnight

and when you ran you fell

mother cleaned your bloodied hand

in a canary yellow bowl that

now resides in my own cupboard

it was then i learned, elderly

means fragile



you helped create the woman

who gave me the blessing of life

and a greater gift i could never have asked for

ever since, you have continually proven

yourself invaluable

please know that in every walk i take to class

i thank you in my footsteps, and every time

i breathe peacefully in my own abode

your warm intentions reside in my thoughts



i wish you nothing less

than ever pure, eternal bliss

you will be kept alive in our

hearts, our thoughts, our souls

and someday, sooner surely

than we think

if we are blessed, we will join you

please keep a space

warm for me beside you.